Intel Xeon Silver 4116T vs Intel Xeon W-2125

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4116T and Intel Xeon W-2125 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4116T

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
  • 16 more threads: 24 vs 8
  • Around 42% higher maximum core temperature: 91°C vs 64
  • Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 512 GB
  • Around 41% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 120 Watt
  • Around 51% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15187 vs 10054
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 12 vs 4
Number of threads 24 vs 8
Maximum core temperature 91°C vs 64
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 512 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 15187 vs 10054

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2125

  • Around 50% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
  • Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2564 vs 1781
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.50 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2564 vs 1781

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2125

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1781
2564
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
15187
10054
Name Intel Xeon Silver 4116T Intel Xeon W-2125
PassMark - Single thread mark 1781 2564
PassMark - CPU mark 15187 10054
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1056
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4624

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Silver 4116T Intel Xeon W-2125

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Skylake
Launch date Q3'17 Q3'17
Place in performance rating 1203 1216
Processor Number 4116T W-2125
Series Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.10 GHz 4.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 91°C 64
Maximum frequency 3.00 GHz 4.50 GHz
Number of cores 12 4
Number of threads 24 8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2 0
64 bit support
Bus Speed 0 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links 0

Memory

Max memory channels 6 4
Maximum memory size 768 GB 512 GB
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666
Maximum memory bandwidth 85.3 GB/s

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt 120 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 48
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability 2S 1S Only
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 1 2
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)